Sunday 15 September 2013

Topic 1.3: Chemical Equations

1.3.1 Deduce chemical equations when all reactants and products are given.

A chemical equation provides a balance sheet which allows us to monitor these changes as reactants are transformed into products.

All reactants are on the left side of the equation, while all products are on the right side of the equation



1.3.2 Identify the mole ratio of any two species in a chemical equation.

The number of atoms of each element must be the same on both sides of the equation.




Simply saying, 1 mole of methane reacts with 2 moles of oxygen to create 1 mole of carbon dioxide and 2 moles of water.

The Mole Ratio is used to balance out the equation. Be sure that the number of atoms of each element must be the same on both sides of the equation.

1.3.3 Apply the state symbols (s), (l), (g) and (aq)

State symbols simply state the state of matter the element is in during the chemical reaction.


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